Singapore legislation
Section 293
Section 293
Immediate sale of wreck by receiver in certain cases
Amended by11/73
(1)
A receiver may at any time sell any wreck in his custody, if in his opinion —
(a)
it is under the value of $1,000;
(b)
it is so much damaged or of so perishable a nature that it cannot with advantage be kept; or
(c)
it is not of sufficient value to pay for warehousing.
Amended by11/73
(2)
The proceeds of the sale shall, after defraying the expenses thereof, be held by the receiver for the same purposes and subject to the same claims, rights and liabilities as if the wreck had remained unsold.[316